Sly and Wrong

Sly

Sly adjective - Clever at attaining one's ends by indirect and often deceptive means.

Wrong and sly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wrong" instead an adjective "Sly".

Nearby Words: slyness, slyly

Wrong

Wrong adjective - Falling short of a standard.

Sly and wrong are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Sly" instead an adjective "Wrong".

Both words in one sentence

  • Sly Winkle of California Dreams was pretty much this, even though he had a greedy streak and was a literal embodiment of The Complainer Is Always Wrong.
  • Misplaced Wildlife Sly and Bentley discuss the fact that a tiger belongs in a tropical jungle, not Japan, although Cuba's jungles are on the wrong side of the world for a tiger (though, given a world populated by Funny Animals, it's not so impossible).
  • Franchise / Sly Cooper Black and Gray Morality: Sly and the Cooper Gang are master thieves, yes, but their number one rule is never steal from anyone except other crooks, because, in addition to being immoral or wrong, there's just no fun or challenge in stealing from civilians.
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